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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Vultures
4-4 133.9
127.74
 
VS
proj
Redlegs
123.95 1-7
127.33

Vultures come back to hand Redlegs third straight loss, 133.90-123.95

Vultures staged an impressive comeback to earn a 133.90-123.95 win to hand Redlegs their third consecutive loss. Trailing 123.95-118.50 heading into Monday night, Vultures came back behind Sterling Shepard (15.4 points). Mecole Hardman (23.3 points) and Keenan Allen (21.7) led the charge for Redlegs in the loss. Vultures (4-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against War Pony, while Redlegs (1-7) will try to get back on track against Hooligans.

Matchup Timeline

  Vultures   Redlegs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.11 points, Ebron scored 46.4% more than that amount by scoring 14.8 points as the Steelers beat the Ravens 28-24. He caught 4 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Vultures this week. Next week, Ebron will battle the Cowboys.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Vultures
Points
% of total points 133.9
1
Drew Brees
QB
26.4
23.07
19.7%
2
Zack Moss
RB
20.1
7.34
15%
3
Sterling Shepard
WR
15.4
11.62
11.5%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
14.8
10.11
11.1%
Redlegs
Points
% of total points 123.95
1
Mecole Hardman
WR
23.3
10.33
18.8%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
21.7
17.83
17.5%
3
Jared Cook
TE
16.1
9.94
13%
4
Jared Goff
QB
15.75
23.52
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Vultures emerged with an 83.30-60.45 lead. For Vultures, Robert Tonyan had a 45-yard catch. Mecole Hardman made the highlight reel for Redlegs with a 30-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Vultures, who trailed 113.10-109.70 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Vultures   Redlegs

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starters on Vultures exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Redlegs had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Redlegs can partially blame the loss on the Green Bay Packers defense, who didn't score any points.
Vultures put up fewer points than their season scoring average (138.01) while Redlegs scored above theirs (117.36).
Vultures recorded more points than their projected total, while Redlegs fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 9.95-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a streak of two consecutive defeats for Vultures.
Not only did Vultures win, but they also covered the 0.41-point forecasted margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Vultures moves to (1-0), while Redlegs falls to (0-3).

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